Akin provided legal counsel to Pharmakon Advisors and BioPharma Credit in securing a $200 million term loan facility for Kestra Medical Technologies, including an initial $75 million tranche at closing.

U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Director John Squires has granted 10 and denied 14 Patent Trial and Appeal Board petitions, impacting the management of patent disputes and the PTAB’s role in intellectual property law.

Hogan Lovells Cadwalader advised BofA Securities, BNP Paribas, Credit Agricole, HSBC, and Santander CIB on a €505 million securitisation of French home loans, marking their first such transaction in France.

Hogan Lovells Cadwalader advised ADB and other lenders on a $345.1 million loan for Serentica Renewables to develop a solar-wind hybrid project in Karnataka, supporting Bharat Aluminium’s net zero emissions goal by 2050.

Simpson Thacher & Bartlett has hired three hybrid capital lawyers from Akin, including Ryan Cox, and opened a new office in Dallas, enhancing its capabilities in the sector.

Cooley has hired Michael La Marca as a partner in its cybersecurity and data privacy group, bringing nearly a decade of experience from Hunton Andrews Kurth and plans to transfer his existing clientele.

Sidley Austin has hired Marissa Gluck from Latham & Watkins, marking the 12th partner added to its global finance practice this year, with plans for further expansion.

Dentons HPRP facilitated the sale of land in Suryacipta Industrial Estate from Chu Kong Petroleum and Natural Gas Steel Pipe Holdings Limited to PT VND Alumindo Mandiri for a new manufacturing facility.

Linklaters has strengthened its US platform and global sports practice by hiring Christopher Boehning as chair and Daniel Levi as a partner, focusing on FIFA-related disputes.

Latham & Watkins guided Citizens JMP in Ondas’ US$875.8 million acquisition of DZYNE Technologies, involving cash and share transactions, with expectations of significant revenue growth for DZYNE in the coming years.